1962 Basque Pelota World Championships
Tournament poster
Tournament information
LocationSpain Pamplona, Spain
Dates20–30 September
AdministratorFIPV
Teams7
Final positions
Champions Argentina
1st runners-up Spain
2nd runners-up France
← 1958
1966 →

The 1962 Basque Pelota World Championships were the 4th edition of the Basque Pelota World Championships organized by the FIPV.

Participating nations

Events

A total of 12 events were disputed, in 4 playing areas.[1]

Trinquete, 5 events disputed

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Hand-pelota (individual) France J. B. Garat Spain Balda -
Hand-pelota (pairs) France Hidope, Espel Spain Tranche, Echeveste -
Paleta goma (men's) Argentina A.sether, R.ibarra Uruguay González, Bell -
Paleta cuero Argentina A. Sether, J. Labat France P. Bareits,[2] B. Clairacq -
Xare Argentina R. Elias, J. Labat Uruguay Pereira, Borghetti -

Fronton (30 m), 1 event disputed

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Paleta goma (men's) Argentina A. Sether, R. Ibarra Mexico Becerril, M. Beltran -

Fronton (36 m), 5 events disputed

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Hand-pelota (individual) Spain Arriola IV France Mugica -
Hand-pelota (pairs) Spain M. Vergara, Alegria France Etcheto, Mugica -
Paleta cuero France P. Bareits,[2] B. Clairacq Spain Gurruchaga, Unanue -
Pala corta Spain D. Llorca, Garralda France P.bareits, B. Claircq -
Frontenis (men's) Mexico Salazar, Sanchez Spain Castro, Vidal -

Fronton (54 m), 1 event disputed

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Jai alai Mexico A. Zubikarai, J. Hamui Spain E. Mirapeix, J. M. Mirapeix -

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Argentina 4 0 - 4
2  Spain (host nation) 3 5 - 8
3  France 3 4 - 7
4  Mexico 2 1 - 3
5  Uruguay 0 2 - 2

References

  1. ^ Javier Solano (November 2004). "Historia de los Mundiales" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b "BAREITS, Pierre". Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-19.
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